Ice type water cooler with gasket insulated top



NOV' 21, 1950 F. G. KovAcs E-'r Al. 2,531,223

ICE TYPE WATER COOLER WITH GASKET INSULATED TOP Filed Jan. 22, 1949Patented Nov. 21, 1950 ICE TYPE WATER COOLER WITH GASKET IN SULATED TOPFrank G. Kovacs, Caldwell, and Frederic Arnault Seidler, South Orange,N. J.

Application January 22, 1949, Serial No. 72,127

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in water coolers,and particularly to those ,water coolers provided with ice chambers.

- It is customary to construct an ice type water cooler with an exteriormetal shell and an interior metal receptacle for the ice. Insulationmaterial is mounted between these parts. A sheet metal top wall ismounted upon the top of the shell and extends over and connects with thetop of the receptacle. It is customary to weld and solder the adjacentportions of the metal receptacle and the metal top wall together. Thisconstruction is objectionable, particularly on hot and humid days. Itwill be found that the cold from the metal receptacle will be conducteddirectly to the metal top and then part way down the metal shell.Consequently, sweating of the top portion of the exterior metal shelltakes place. This invention particularly proposes a simple constructionfor separating the top Wall from the metal receptacle so as to preventheat conduction between these parts in order to eliminated theobjectionable sweating referred to.

The invention particularly proposes the provision of a heat insulationgasket for separating the adjacent portions of the metal receptacle andthe top wall. It is proposed to mount the heat insulation gasket inposition in a certain way, and to inter-engage the edge portions of themetal receptacle and top wall so as to hold struction of a device asdescribed which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured andsold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of an ice type water cooler constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1 but illustrated with the water bottleand the top cover of the cooler removed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view taken on theline 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged detailed view of a. portion of Fig. 3.

1 Claim. (Cl. 220-15) CFI The ice type water cooler to which thisinvention applies has an exterior metal shell III, a metal receptacle IIwithin said shell Il! forming a chamber I2 for the ice, and a sheetmetal top Wall I3 mounted upon the top of the shell IIJ and extendingover the top edge of the receptacle II. The usual water reservoir I4 ismounted Within the receptacle Il and projects above its top edge and isprovided with the usual rubber ring I5 upon which the inverted bottle ofwater I6 is rested. The water cooler is also provided with a sectionaltop cover I1 which may be removed to give access to the ice chamber I2so that the latter may be packed with ice. The cooler is also providedwith the usual water drain I8, Water discharge faucet I9, and waterdischarge shelf Z upon which a glass or cup may be rested beneath thefaucet I9,

Insulation material 2| is mounted across the bottom of the receptacleII. The space between the receptacle II and the exterior metal shell IIIis packed with insulation material 22. Further details of the Watercooler itself will not be given in this application as they have nobearing on the invention.

The inventive feature embodied herein comprises a heat insulation gasket25 engaging between the adjacent edge portions of said top Wall I3 andsaid receptacle II. ISaid adjacent edge portions are clamped upon saidgasket 25 and are opposed to each other in a certain way in order tosecure said top wall I3 and receptacle II together in a positionseparated by the gasket 25. More particularly, the top edge portion ofthe receptacle II is formed with an inturned flange 26. The gasket 25 isengaged over the flange 26 and slightly down from said flange. The inneredge portion of the top wall I 3 is formed with a crimped section 21engaging beneath the flange 26 so as to be opposed to the flange 26 forholding the parts together and at the same time clamping the gasket 25in position while the gasket acts to separate metal contact of thereceptacle I I and the top wall I3.

The operation of the device may be understood from the following:

The ice type water cooler is' used in the usual Way. The ice chamber I2is packed with ice. The gasket 25 acts to prevent conduction of heatbetween the ice cooler receptacle II and the top wall I3 and the topportion of the metal shell IIJ. Consequently, on hot and humid days thetop portion of the metal shell ID will not sweat. In prior constructionsthe top wall corresponding with the wall I3, and the top portion of theice receptacle were welded and soldered together. Consequently, therewas good heat conduction between these parts and the top portion of theshell l0 would become excessively cool and sweat, which is highlyobjectionable.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, it is to be understood that we do not lifrlit ourselves tothe precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved. toall changes and modifications coming within the scope of the inventionas deiined in the appended claim. g

Having thus described our invention, what We claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letrs Patent is:

In an ice type water cooler, an exterior metal shell having a verticaltop edge portion, a metal receptacle for ice mounted in said shell andhaving an inturned top ange positioned below said top edge portion ofsaid shell, a gasket mounted upon the top vportion of said receptaclelandengaging around said inturned top flange, a sheet metal top wallhaving an outer edge portion clamped upon said vertical top edge portionof REFERENCES CTD The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

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